The fastest way of getting there

Which is the fastest way of getting there?
Children measured a 10m line on the playground, then timed themselves walking, hopping and skipping. They recorded their results along the line.
Skipping was the fastest! To do this they used number skills to measure and compare length, and order events in time.

Walking to school day

We all walked to school - it saved petrol, it was environmentally friendly, it was good exercise and we all felt better for it. They used thinking skills to show awareness of personal needs and skills.

A walking rap

The children performed a 'walking rap' as part of their music lesson. To do this they used communication skills to communicate ideas and emotions through music.

Eco fashion accessories

Year 4 making accessories for their outfits. A Paris fashion house couldn't have been busier than this. Thinking skills were used to determine success criteria

Eco Fashion Show

We took part in a whole school Eco Fashion Show. The children enjoyed strutting the cat walk!
The overall winner was Phoebe from year 4 with a dress fit for a ball. The children used communication skills with increasing confidence to peers and others.

Carnival masks

A St. Lucia mask made from art mache. The children enjoyed decorating their masks with feathers, sequins etc. They used communication skills to communicate their ideas through art, craft and design.

Water resistance

In Science, the children learnt about water resistance. They dropped equally sized, but different shaped pieces of modelling clay into water, and timed the length of drop to the bottom of the cylinder. The flatter the shape, the greater the water resistance. They did this three times with each shape, and then found the average time.
To do this, they used number skills to time and record the drops.

Choosing interesting words

During the English lesson, children each suggested a series of adjectives to describe different features of St. Lucia, including forests, beaches, mountains, banana plantations and towns.
They wrote their ideas on post it pads and placed them on the appropriate sheet.
These words helped them think of settings for their St. Lucia stories. They used communication skills to choose words for variety and interest.

Gym lesson

Children working in pairs to develop a series of movements to include the body shapes learnt earlier in their gymnastic lessons. They used thinking skills to identify what worked and what didn't. They then began to suggest how the process could be improved.

Averages calculated by children

Having completed their investigation into the friction of different surfaces, the children recorded their results. To do this, they had to take an average of three readings. This involved using number skills - using the number system, and they used calculators to do this.